Want Warriors news in your inbox? Sign up for the free DubsDaily newsletter.OAKLAND — The Warriors interacted with the officials. This time, both parties were not screaming at each other.In a meeting that Warriors coach Steve Kerr called “very constructive,” the Warriors and Suns met with former NBA official Monty McCutchen and the game’s officials prior to Thursday’s game at Oracle Arena. The topic: how to diffuse the tension that has resulted in a string of technical and ejections around the NBA.To subscribe to the Planet Dubs podcast, click here.“Bringing officials out and humanizing the refs and putting us face to face with the officials in a non competitive environment, we usually only see these guys on game night when everything is heated,” Kerr said. “So it’s good to see them in a more informal environment. I thought it was very productive.”As a way to improve relations between players and officials, the NBA launched a five-pronged initiative that include NBA Senior Vice President, Head of Referee Operations Michelle Johnson and McCutchen meeting with teams before the NBA All-Star break. McCutchen was named NBA Vice President, Head of Referee Development and Training in December.The Warriors have had plenty of issues with the officials in the 2017-18 season with a league-leading nine ejections and 41 technicals. While Warriors forward Draymond Green leads the NBA with 14 technicals, Warriors forward Kevin Durant is tied for second with 11 technicals. Kerr also has five technicals.“We’re a very emotional team. We just are,” Kerr said. “We’re very competitive. We’re very emotional, the coach included. We’re trying to work on that.”Can the Warriors improve enough that Green avoids any league-imposed punishments? If Green collects two more technicals, he will serve a one-game suspension without pay. Yet, Kerr downplayed that possibility since Green collected 14 technicals in the 2016-17 season.“I’m actually confident. Last year, he went right up to the edge,” Kerr said of Green. “Draymond is a smart guy. He’s usually a step ahead of everybody. He knows where he is.”